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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                  Bill No. HB 1659

    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  The Committee on Child & Family Security offered the

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15  Remove everything after the enacting clause

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18         Section 1.  The Secretary of Children and Family

19  Services shall establish a workgroup for the purposes for

20  reviewing issues associated with services and supports

21  provided through state-funded supportive housing, and

22  developing legislative recommendations for state-funded

23  supportive housing living arrangements. The workgroup shall

24  address development of administrative rules regarding:

25         (1)  definition of supportive housing services,

26         (2)  consumer health and safety, and

27         (3)  use of Department of Children and Family Services

28  funded subsidies.

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30  The Secretary of the Department of Children and Family

31  Services shall ensure representatives participate in the

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  1  workgroup from the department and from the Agency for Health

  2  Care Administration, Florida Health Care Association, Florida

  3  Assisted Living Affiliation, Florida Association of Homes for

  4  the Aging, Florida Council for Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.,

  5  National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Florida Advocacy

  6  Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc., Florida Coalitions

  7  for the Homeless, Florida Housing Coalition, Florida AIDS

  8  Action, Florida Hospital Association, Florida Long-Term Care

  9  Ombudsman, Florida Statewide Advocacy Council, Florida

10  Sheriffs Association, Florida Psychiatric Society and the

11  Florida Association of Counties. The workgroup shall be

12  staffed by the Department of Children and Family Services.

13  Each member of the workgroup shall serve at his or her own

14  expense. The workgroup shall prepare recommendations no later

15  than November 2002 and will include recommendations in the

16  January 2003 update to the Mental Health and Substance Abuse

17  master plan.

18         Section 2.  this act shall take effect upon becoming a

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23  And the title is amended as follows:

24         On page 1, lines 2 to 11

25  remove:  all said lines

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28         An act relating to supportive housing;

29         directing the Secretary of Children and Family

30         Services to establish a workgroup to review

31         issues associated with services and supports

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  1         provided through state-funded supportive

  2         housing; providing for membership and staff of

  3         the workgroup; requiring recommendations;

  4         requiring inclusion of recommendations in state

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